Zhang Zhilin and Xiong Huai walked inside Hangu Pass, watching the scene inside Hangu Pass along the way. This is the Zhangjiang Prefecture closest to Hangu Pass - although Hangu Pass is very similar to the Central Plains in many places, there are still some differences. For example, in the division of administrative regions, businesses still use the name Fu to divide the regions.
At this time, Zhang Zhilin and Xiong Huai were walking on the road and could see pedestrians coming and going. They had different expressions, but they all looked like businessmen. In addition to these pedestrians dressed as businessmen, there were groups of people patrolling. Soldier. The two of them understood that Hangu Pass, which is the interface between merchants and the Central Plains, is to a large extent a shopping mall. Heavy troops are stationed here. Firstly, the merchants want to ensure the security of the border, and secondly, they are used to protect these businesses. develop.
The two of them were walking on the road, and everywhere they passed were some shops, but these shops looked very depressed. It was not the style of these shops that revealed an aura of desolation, but the people sitting in the shops and watching the goings-on. The expressions of the shopkeepers who were passing by showed a sense of numbness and desolation, which made people feel that the whole store had no vitality at all. When Zhang Zhilin and Xiong Huai wanted to come forward and ask something, the shopkeepers would directly wave their hands and show that they were not welcome, which made them very depressed. So Xiong Huai suggested, "Since we can't find anything out in this shop, let's follow the map given by the soldier."
Zhang Zhilin originally didn't want to follow the soldier's instructions, but now that he couldn't get any useful information, he had no choice but to nod and follow the map on the paper with Xiong Huai.
The two people who followed the map quickly headed towards the central area of the city, which seemed to be far more lively than the outer areas. However, no one passing by paid attention to them. They seemed to have something to do. things to accomplish. So the two had no choice but to continue to move forward according to the map on the paper. Finally, after walking for about half a day, they slowly saw a very tall shop with a large gilded character "Han" written on it.
At this time, a group of patrolling soldiers saw Zhang Zhilin and the two men. A relatively thin man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks said in a sharp voice to the man leading the group, "Hey, Captain Li, what do you think is going on? In the past few months, Why are there so many applicants for the Han family’s job?”
Captain Li glared at the man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks and said, "You ask me? Who am I asking! Why don't you go on patrol?! What are you doing here? Go to the west and walk twice for me! Stay away from me!"
The man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks was scolded by Captain Li, but he still nodded and bowed to Captain Li with a playful smile.
At this time, in the Han family, an old woman suddenly broke into Han Ying's room. If ordinary people dared to break into the room of the daughter of the Han family indiscriminately, they would have been thrown into a coolie somewhere. However, when Han Ying frowned and stared, she saw that it was Na Lanxi Ruochu. Her anger immediately disappeared without a trace, and she even asked with a hint of relief, "Grandma, what's wrong with you? What happened to you?" Are you so anxious? Is it a big deal?"
Lan Xiruochu glared at Han Ying, then stepped forward and asked straight to the point, "Miss, please tell me, did you bribe the guard soldiers at Hangu Pass and ask them to guide the enlightenment monks who were recruited as disciples to Han Ying?" Home’s shop?”
Han Ying pretended to be surprised and said, "How could that happen?"
Lan Xiruochu said with some laughter and tears, "Miss, do you think I'm the kind of person who will ask you if I'm not sure?"
When Han Ying heard this, she nodded boredly. To be honest, Lan Xi Ruochu was even closer to Han Ying than his father, so Han Ying would not deliberately hide many things from Lan Xi Ruochu.
Lan Xiruochu had a headache and asked, "Does the eldest lady know that all the enlightenment monks have come to the Han family in the past few months? Isn't it too conspicuous for you to do this, eldest lady?"
Han Ying's face froze, and she suddenly cursed in her heart, "Those two idiots! Shacai! I asked them to take care of the Han family as much as possible, but they actually led all the enlightenment realms to the Han family! These two guys Damn it!" Han Ying's face suddenly showed murderous intent. Lan Xiruochu could tell that Han Ying had murderous intent, but Lan Xiruochu didn't care at all. She also thought that Han Ying couldn't do such an ugly and unobstructed move, so it must be the following. People who don't do well, who can't do things like this well, but who can make things worse, should be killed.
At this time Lan Xiruochu sighed. However, Han Ying stood up and walked out. Lan Xiruochu stretched out her four-fingered left hand to hold Han Ying and asked, "Miss, what are you going to do?"
Han Ying turned back and said with a smile, "I would also like to trouble you, grandma, to find a few people to clean up the two idiots at Hangu Pass. I will personally test the enlightenment level of those applicants."
After Lan Xiruo heard this for the first time, she knew that it was already impossible for those enlightened people who had already entered the Han family's store to go out and apply for the other five stores. Moreover, half of the batch of Enlightenment Realm has been eaten. Even if the Han family is at fault, he must eat them all. As for other families to blame in the future, just refuse to admit it. As long as there is no evidence for such a thing, who can do anything?
As for the head of the family, just blame the two dead people.
So Lan Xiruochu nodded and let Han Ying go out on her own.
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At this time, Zhang Zhilin and Xiong Huai had arrived at the Han family's shop.
The lobby of the entire store was very large. Before the two of them had time to take a closer look at the lobby, a thin man with a white face and a thin mouth trotted up to Zhang Zhilin and Xiong Huai.
He came up and bowed with a smile on his face and said, "The two immortals are also here to apply for the disciples in Hangu Pass, right?"
Zhang Zhilin and Xiong Huai looked at each other and saw each other's doubts.
The man also saw that Zhang Zhilin and Xiong Huai still didn't understand what was going on. So he directly explained, "Ah, it's like this. Although anyone can enter our Shang Kingdom, it does not mean that anyone can get the opportunity to practice. Only monks who have applied for disciples are eligible. A lot of training resources.”
"Of course, not everyone is qualified to apply for this disciple. Those who can apply will be able to obtain resources to practice..."
"What about those who are not qualified?" Xiong Huai asked.
The fair-skinned man glanced at Xiong Huai with some sourness, thinking to himself, "You probably don't have to worry about your level of enlightenment." But on the surface, he still smiled very respectfully and explained to Xiong Huai, "If it's not possible, then... You can choose to stay in Hangu Pass, but you have to run shops for various aristocratic families or sects in exchange for some necessary resources. Those who do better are people like villains who work for big aristocratic families. ." As he spoke, he smiled, causing wrinkles all over his face and eyes.
The two nodded, and finally understood why the people along the way were so lackluster. It turned out that they were all frustrated people.
Zhang Zhilin then asked, "Then why don't the owners of those shops talk to us."
The man smiled and explained, "Of course. After all, they are not responsible for these things, and they can't say anything to you. What's more, the two immortals, in their eyes, are all very satisfied people, so naturally they don't want to be with you." The Immortal will wait to talk."
Zhang Zhilin finally understood what was going on, so he nodded and asked the man directly, "Can you explain in detail what this customization is about?"
The man nodded immediately, then pointed to a door behind him and said, "The two immortals can follow the villain to sit in the small room, drink tea and listen to the villain's explanation."
Xiong Huai followed the man's finger and saw a door. He thought to himself, "What a beautiful heart." Then the two of them followed the man to the door.
Zhang Zhilin asked Xiong Huai to walk in front. He looked at everything in the lobby from behind and found that there seemed to be auras of other enlightenment realms in the entire lobby.
The two came to the door and found a row of rooms on the left and right. The fair-skinned man turned around and pointed at a house and said, "Two great immortals, please follow me."
After Xiong Huai entered the room, he found that the room was very small, with only a table and a few chairs. Zhang Zhilin also came in next.
The fair-skinned man immediately made tea for the two of them, and while pouring the tea, he said, "This is a small place after all, so I ask the two immortals to take care of you."
The man spoke directly without any urging from the two of them, "We in the Shang Kingdom are different from the Central Plains human race. The human race is a sect, but in fact it is just the various aristocratic clans that control the sects. In Han Valley, we directly transformed into aristocratic clans. The aristocratic clan directly recruits disciples and recruits those who are capable, not based on their surnames, but only on their talents."
After hearing this, Zhang Zhilin smiled slightly. These words, at first glance, seem to be derogatory to the Central Plains. But this is just a family talk, and it is useless to listen to it. When Wang Po sells melons, she even sells and boasts about herself, let alone describing her own country. Anyway, just listen first.
The man took a peek at the two of them, and could see that Xiong Huai had a yearning look on his face, while Zhang Zhilin looked at him with a noncommittal look, so the man couldn't help but turned his body to Xiong Huai, approached Xiong Huai and said, "Of course, not everything is the same." There are a few aristocratic families that cannot compete with the six major aristocratic families, so they will unite to form sects. However, the sects in Hangu will also recruit disciples."
"Can the family's development be ensured simply by relying on customers?" Zhang Zhilin asked sharply.
The man smiled sheepishly and said, "The two immortals are already in the realm of enlightenment, so I didn't tell you. In fact, people in the realm of heaven can go to various aristocratic families or sects to recruit disciples. However, people in the realm of enlightenment can directly Applicants are invited to serve as retainers."
Zhang Zhilin nodded after hearing this, and then asked, "Then how do you know whether you can apply for a retainer?"
The man explained directly, "The noble family will send people to investigate. The two immortals just have to wait."
Zhang Zhilin didn't ask any more questions, and Xiong Huai had nothing to ask, so the man led the two of them to the second floor and found a spacious place to live. Zhang Zhilin and Xiong Huai continued to stay in that room.
